Schedule
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- Jan 9, 2010
Saturday
10:00am - 3:00pmRegional and State Challenge Master Meeting / State Board Meeting
Lipsomb University, Nashville, TN - 136 Ezell
Event Details...This meeting is intended for our regional challenge masters from across the state to meet with the state challenge masters and our state appraiser training coordinator to review challenge procedures, clarifications, and changes in rules, and to work on improvement in our own training processes. We also strive to assure that we appraise consistently across the state. Concurrently, we have a State Board meeting for all regional and state board members to finalize organizational plans for the regional, state and global finals. - Jan 30, 2010
Saturday
1:00pm - 5:00pmRegion I Instant Challenge Play Day (ICPD)
Location to be Announced
Event Details...$10 per team. ICPD gives teams a chance to practice the instant challenge skills they've been learning in a simulated tournament environment. It's all for fun & helps teams figure out what they do well & what they need to work on, while helping to relieve some of the Tournament Day jitters of entering the Instant Challenge Room for the first time! Send registration forms (on the website - get them here!) no later than one week before IC Play Day. - Feb 2, 2010 (TBD)
Appr. 2 hours.Region I Challenge Master & Team Manager Meeting
Location to be announced.
Event Details...This meeting is intended for ALL team managers. You'll have an opportunity to meet with the Regional Challenge Masters & review the intricacies of the team's chosen challenge - not their solutions, just the challenge itself - and discuss the expected tournament procedures and locations! - Feb 6, 2010
Saturday
8:30am - 3:00pm
(lunch provided)Region I Appraiser Training
St. George's Independent School - Germantown
Event Details...Mandatory for All Appraisers. Other than the teams, the appraisers are the most important part of our regional tournament! We want them to be comfortable in their roles as ap-PRAISE-rs. Designed with ALL appraisers (new & experienced) in mind, this session will cover program structure, terminology, appraiser roles, rules of the road & how to apply them, rubrics for evaluating challenge elements, what to expect on tournament day, & how to interact with teams, team managers, & team parents. Additional sessions will address challenge-specific & role-specific appraiser topics. By the end of the session, participants will be certified to appraise their assigned challenge. - Feb 6, 2010
Saturday
8:00am - 12:00pmRegion III & IV Instant Challenge Workshop
Scales Elementary School
Event Details...This workshop gives teams a chance to practice the instant challenge skills they've been learning in a simulated tournament environment. It's all for fun & helps teams figure out what they do well & what they need to work on, while helping to relieve some of the Tournament Day jitters of entering the Instant Challenge Room for the first time! - Feb 6, 2010
Saturday
8:00am - 12:00pmRegion III & IV Instant Challenge Workshop
Scales Elementary School
Event Details...This workshop gives teams a chance to practice the instant challenge skills they've been learning in a simulated tournament environment. It's all for fun & helps teams figure out what they do well & what they need to work on, while helping to relieve some of the Tournament Day jitters of entering the Instant Challenge Room for the first time! - Feb 6, 2010
SaturdayRegion V & VI Appraiser Training
UT Conference Center
Event Details...Mandatory for All Appraisers. Other than the teams, the appraisers are the most important part of our regional tournament! We want them to be comfortable in their roles as ap-PRAISE-rs. Designed with ALL appraisers (new & experienced) in mind, this session will cover program structure, terminology, appraiser roles, rules of the road & how to apply them, rubrics for evaluating challenge elements, what to expect on tournament day, & how to interact with teams, team managers, & team parents. Additional sessions will address challenge-specific & role-specific appraiser topics. By the end of the session, participants will be certified to appraise their assigned challenge. - Feb 6, 2010
SaturdayRegion V & VI Appraiser Training
UT Conference Center
Event Details...Mandatory for All Appraisers. Other than the teams, the appraisers are the most important part of our regional tournament! We want them to be comfortable in their roles as ap-PRAISE-rs. Designed with ALL appraisers (new & experienced) in mind, this session will cover program structure, terminology, appraiser roles, rules of the road & how to apply them, rubrics for evaluating challenge elements, what to expect on tournament day, & how to interact with teams, team managers, & team parents. Additional sessions will address challenge-specific & role-specific appraiser topics. By the end of the session, participants will be certified to appraise their assigned challenge. - Feb 20, 2010
SaturdayRegion II Appraiser Training
Milan Middle School
Event Details...Mandatory for All Appraisers. Other than the teams, the appraisers are the most important part of our regional tournament! We want them to be comfortable in their roles as ap-PRAISE-rs. Designed with ALL appraisers (new & experienced) in mind, this session will cover program structure, terminology, appraiser roles, rules of the road & how to apply them, rubrics for evaluating challenge elements, what to expect on tournament day, & how to interact with teams, team managers, & team parents. Additional sessions will address challenge-specific & role-specific appraiser topics. By the end of the session, participants will be certified to appraise their assigned challenge. - Feb 20, 2010
Saturday
8:00am - 1:00pm
(lunch provided)Region III & IV Appraiser Training
Scales Elementary School
Event Details...Mandatory for All Appraisers. Other than the teams, the appraisers are the most important part of our regional tournament! We want them to be comfortable in their roles as ap-PRAISE-rs. Designed with ALL appraisers (new & experienced) in mind, this session will cover program structure, terminology, appraiser roles, rules of the road & how to apply them, rubrics for evaluating challenge elements, what to expect on tournament day, & how to interact with teams, team managers, & team parents. Additional sessions will address challenge-specific & role-specific appraiser topics. By the end of the session, participants will be certified to appraise their assigned challenge. - Feb 20, 2010
Saturday
8:00am - 1:00pm
(lunch provided)Region III & IV Appraiser Training
Scales Elementary School
Event Details...Mandatory for All Appraisers. Other than the teams, the appraisers are the most important part of our regional tournament! We want them to be comfortable in their roles as ap-PRAISE-rs. Designed with ALL appraisers (new & experienced) in mind, this session will cover program structure, terminology, appraiser roles, rules of the road & how to apply them, rubrics for evaluating challenge elements, what to expect on tournament day, & how to interact with teams, team managers, & team parents. Additional sessions will address challenge-specific & role-specific appraiser topics. By the end of the session, participants will be certified to appraise their assigned challenge. - Feb 26, 2010
Friday
5:00pm - 7:00pmRegion I Tournament Setup / Site Visits
Hutchison School
Event Details...Teams & team managers will have a chance to pick up their registration packets & view the site where they'll be presenting their solutions to the appraisers. Challenge Masters may meet with appraisal teams. - Feb 27, 2010
Saturday
Region I Tournament
Hutchison School
Event Details...A celebration of all of the hard work by team members, team managers, appraisers, & tournament officials, parents, siblings, & others who support the teams throughout their journey. - February 27, 2010
SaturdayRegion V & VI Tournament
UT Conference Center
Knoxville, TN - February 27, 2010
SaturdayRegion V & VI Tournament
UT Conference Center
Knoxville, TN - Feb 27, 2010
Saturday
Region V & VI Regional Tournament
UT Conference Center - Feb 27, 2010
Saturday
Region V & VI Regional Tournament
UT Conference Center - March 6, 2010
Saturday
8:00am - 3:00pmRegion II Tournament
Milan Middle School
Event Details...A celebration of all of the hard work by team members, team managers, appraisers, & tournament officials, parents, siblings, & others who support the teams throughout their journey. - March 3, 2010
Wednesday
7:00pmRegion III & IV Challenge Master / Team Manager Tournament Meeting
Brentwood Middle
Event Details...This meeting is intended for ALL team managers. You'll have an opportunity to meet with the Regional Challenge Masters and discuss the expected tournament procedures and locations. - March 3, 2010
Wednesday
7:00pmRegion III & IV Challenge Master / Team Manager Tournament Meeting
Brentwood Middle
Event Details...This meeting is intended for ALL team managers. You'll have an opportunity to meet with the Regional Challenge Masters and discuss the expected tournament procedures and locations. - March 5, 2010
Friday
6:00-7:00pmTournament Set-up / Team Manager Site Visits
Brentwood Middle School
Event Details...Tournament set-up night. Team managers can visit their team's performance sites anytime between 6 and 7pm. - March 5, 2010
Friday
6:00-7:00pmTournament Set-up / Team Manager Site Visits
Brentwood Middle School
Event Details...Tournament set-up night. Team managers can visit their team's performance sites anytime between 6 and 7pm. - March 6, 2010
Region III & IV Tournament
Brentwood Middle School
Event Details...A celebration of all of the hard work by team members, team managers, appraisers, & tournament officials, parents, siblings, & others who support the teams throughout their journey. - March 6, 2010
Region III & IV Tournament
Brentwood Middle School
Event Details...A celebration of all of the hard work by team members, team managers, appraisers, & tournament officials, parents, siblings, & others who support the teams throughout their journey. - April 17, 2010
SaturdayState Tournament
Event Details...Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
$45 per team. The top three teams in each challenge & level at the RegionaI Tournaments advance to the Tennessee State Tournament in Nashville. Final tournament schedule (PDF) - May 26 - 29, 2010Global Finals
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Event Details...Approximately $600 per team member. The top teams in each challenge & level at the Tennessee State Tournament advances to the Global Finals tournament in Knoxville. More information at www.globalfinals.org
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